Industry Report: Produce - Co-Produce...
Co-production case studies and funding information
“We aim to become a leading, flagship festival in Central Asia”
Erke Dzhumakmatova • Coordinator, CAF Pitch programme, Bishkek International Film Festival
The coordinator of the Kyrgyz gathering’s industry sidebar takes stock of this year’s edition and touches on the process of co-producing with Central Asian countries
"Making films with their auteur's vision – our ultimate goal"
Isabel Machado • Producer, C.R.I.M. Productions
The Portuguese producer talks about her outfit's approach, her take on documentary production models and support for debuts, plus some of the most visible changes in the Portuguese cinematic scene
“We aim to normalise the presence of mothers in the workforce”
Kristýna Michálek Květová • Producer, Cinémotif Films
The Czech Producer on the Move talks about the evolution of her film production strategies, having moved from debut features to more complex international co-productions and hybrid formats
Industry / Market - Italy/Europe/Asia
The Far East Film Festival’s Focus Asia industry programme reaffirms its commitment to European-Asian collaboration
The Italian festival’s platform for cross-continental industry cooperation included two new partnerships and an unprecedented number of market submissions
On average, film directors in Europe helmed only 1.4 pictures between 2015 and 2022, the latest European Audiovisual Observatory report finds
The report highlights the growing wave of directors moving from films to TV fiction and confirms that the so-called ‘film d’auteur’ model remains dominant in Europe
“With this film, we want to show that mankind has already gone through dramatic changes in the past”
Tonje Skar Reiersen • Producer of Pesta
One of the producers of the animated project in receipt of the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at this year’s Cartoon Movie tells us more about this tragic love story
Italian-Balkan co-productions and distribution synergies formed the focus of discussions at the Balkan Film Festival in Rome
The sixth edition of the festival dedicated to Balkan film hosted a workshop attended by representatives from the Italian and Balkan film industries, as well as from European organisations
“With this new initiative, we offer collaboration with foreign productions in Italy”
Giovanni Esposito • Member of the board of directors, AIR3 Associazione Italiana Registi
The directors' network, together with the Italian Film Commissions, offers the possibility of hiring an Italian director in the area